All posts tagged "1970s"
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4.8K2Religion and Social MovementsCrystal Eastman Keeps Her Name, Doesn’t Do Housework
Crystal Eastman wanted to change the world for women and to change the way women lived in the world. For that, she...
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40.6K23Arts and LeisureThe Shaggs Record the Most Stunningly Awful Wonderful Record Ever
In 1969 the Shaggs, a rock band made up of sisters, released an album to wildly mixed reviews. Critics called it one of...
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21.8K12Business and LaborCracking the History of the Uncommon Common Cracker
Every so often when you’re looking through a book of old New England recipes, you’ll find one that calls for the common...
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22.1K7Arts and LeisureJaws, Or The Tale of an Unfairly Maligned Shark
The 1974 bestseller Jaws and the blockbuster that followed created such animosity toward sharks that the book’s author became an ardent shark advocate. Twenty-five...
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23.1K7Crime and ScandalHoratio Alger and the 100-Year-Old Secret
Horatio Alger wrote rags-to-riches stories about poor boys who succeed through hard work, often helped by a wealthy benefactor with a guilty...
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11.5K13MaineHow Flying Santa Saw New England Lighthouses in 1936 (From the Sky, Of Course)
The New England Flying Santa tradition was born in the teeth of a fierce winter storm when lighthouse beacons along Penobscot Bay...
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